Category: Rumors

BlackBerry Torch 2 Specs and Picture Leaked! Hotness all over again…

BlackBerry Torch 2 Specs and Picture Leaked! Hotness all over again…

January 13, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

Woah! Some awesome news was just posted at BGR. Apparently RIM is gearing up for a BlackBerry Torch 2. According to BGR, the BlackBerry Torch 2 should be expected to launch on AT&T late Q3 2011. The updated Torch will stay pretty much the same, however sport a new metallic silver color, and a 1.2GHZ [...]

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Meet the new generation BlackBerry Curve for 2011

Meet the new generation BlackBerry Curve for 2011

January 13, 2011 | By | 1 Comment

When it rains its pours over at BGR. They have just posted up the next-generation of the BlackBerry Curve family as well. This handset could be code-named BlackBerry Apollo, and will bring some sweet new features, including bigger processors, NFC (near field communication), new BlackBerry OS 6.1, and is only 11mm thin. Like the other [...]

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BlackBerry Dakota Pictured and Specs Rumored – Full QWERTY/Touchscreen Hybrid

BlackBerry Dakota Pictured and Specs Rumored – Full QWERTY/Touchscreen Hybrid

January 13, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

It’s been long rumored that a full QWERTY touchscreen BlackBerry is in the works. BGR has once again confirmed a new BlackBerry code-named Dakota, which will bring some impressive specs and features. The BlackBerry Dakota is expected to be a 3G smartphone, running the newly announced BlackBerry OS 6.1, sport a 5.0 megapixel camera, with [...]

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RIM squishes Poor Battery Life Rumor on BlackBerry PlayBook…

RIM squishes Poor Battery Life Rumor on BlackBerry PlayBook…

December 31, 2010 | By | 3 Comments

Back a couple of days ago, rumors starting circulating that RIM might delay the BlackBerry PlayBook due to poor battery issues. Well it seems that RIM wasn’t too happy about that, and immediantely fired back with an official statement regarding the rumor. Here’s what they had to say: “Any testing or observation of battery life [...]

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Telus launching BlackBerry 6 for Curve 9300 in January

Telus launching BlackBerry 6 for Curve 9300 in January

December 29, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

Telus made it clear on their Twitter account today that we will most likely see the BlackBerry 6 (OS 6.0) for the Curve 3G 9300 early next year. Sadly they don’t have an ETA for the Bold 9700 or Pearl 3G 9100 at this time, but we can only imagine it will follow around the [...]

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RIM struggles to get BlackBerry PlayBook battery life under control?

RIM struggles to get BlackBerry PlayBook battery life under control?

December 28, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

New rumors are floating around the internet that RIM might be delaying the early Q1 launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook due to poor battery performance. The rumor comes from Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu, who says RIM may delay the PlayBook due to poor battery life when compared to other tablets like the Samsung Galaxy [...]

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Will the BlackBerry PlayBook Start Shipping in March?!

Will the BlackBerry PlayBook Start Shipping in March?!

December 17, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I was really hoping we would see the BlackBerry PlayBook launch in January or February of next year, but it looks like it won’t be coming until at least March. During RIM’s Q3 earnings call a RIM rep may have slipped up on a rough launch date for the PlayBook, and its not what we [...]

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BlackBerry 8980 Hits the FCC… But Why?

BlackBerry 8980 Hits the FCC… But Why?

November 30, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I’m really not sure what to say about the latest BlackBerry smartphone to hit the FCC. It’s the BlackBerry 8980, which we heard of months ago. By the looks of the FCC filing its a Curve 8900 dressed into a Bold 9700 style body. The BlackBerry Curve 8980 will be Quadband GSM, with Wi-Fi, and [...]

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BlackBerry PlayBook Pricing Reveiled: Starting at $399 for 8GB?

BlackBerry PlayBook Pricing Reveiled: Starting at $399 for 8GB?

November 24, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

Let’s take this one with a grain of salt for now. Mobility Insider has just posted up what they claim will be the BlackBerry PlayBook’s pricing at launch. If the information is correct the PlayBook will start at under $400 for the 8GB model, and range in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. The PlayBook is expected [...]

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AT&T branded BlackBerry Bold 9780 Spotted in the wild!

AT&T branded BlackBerry Bold 9780 Spotted in the wild!

November 24, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

I’m very surprised the BlackBerry Bold 9780 hasn’t made its way to AT&T yet. With that being said the folks at BerryCN managed to get a quick shot of an AT&T branded Bold 9780 in the wild. Other than that we really don’t know when its expected to officially make its way to AT&T, although [...]

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BlackBerry Style dummy units start arriving at TELUS stores

BlackBerry Style dummy units start arriving at TELUS stores

November 22, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

The BlackBerry Style is expected to launch on Bell and TELUS within the next few weeks, and already dummy display units have already started to arrive at TELUS stores. This CDMA smartphone runs on RIM’s new BlackBerry 6 OS, and sports a full QWERTY keyboard, in a compact design with a 5.0 megapixel camera, large [...]

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Rogers launching the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9780 in White

Rogers launching the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9780 in White

November 14, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

Given Rogers’ previous history with white colored BlackBerry smartphones, we sort of figured these would be coming soon. The latest word on the block is that Rogers will be launching both the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9780 in white. In fact dummy display models have already started to arrive at some Rogers stores. It’s [...]

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